157th Annual Conference, Launceston 2019
The Devonshire Association’s 157th Annual Conference and AGM will be held at the The Eagle House Hotel and the Town Hall in Launceston, Cornwall from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June 2019. The...
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Resolution for AGM 1 June 2019
The Devonshire Association Annual General Meeting 1 June 2019 Rule 61 requires that a rule may be changed only by the approval of a two-thirds majority of Members present at a General Meeting. Under...
Events news (updated 12 Apr 2019)
This page notifies recent additions and changes to events – both our own and selected external events. To keep up to date, you should also check the Notices page, where other news is reported....
Notices (updated 10 Apr 2019)
This is the place for notices and short news items that will be of interest to members of the DA. You may also wish to look at the Events news page where new events...
President’s Symposium, October 2019
The subject of this year’s symposium is Exeter Cathedral. To be held at Petroc College, Tiverton on Saturday 5 October, and hosted by our 2019–20 President John Allan. Nowadays, after many generations of study,...
South Devon Branch report for the year to March 2019
Our spring 2018 season consisted of three lectures given by experienced speakers: Derek Gore who described the ongoing archaeological excavations on the Romano-British site near Ipplepen; Michael Martyn who related the sad story of...
Industrial Archaeology Section Newsletter 4
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Exeter Branch report: Aug 2018 to Jan 2019
On Wednesday 8 August 2018, Tony Buller led a party along Dawlish seafront to learn about: (a) the transformation of the town from a medieval agricultural community to a fashionable watering place and then...
Tavistock & West Devon Branch report: Sep 2018 to Jan 2019
The range and versatility of our branch membership has featured prominently in our meetings since the beginning of the new season and we have welcomed a further increase in membership over the period. In...
Plymouth and District Branch report: Jul 2018 to Jan 2019
Our two summer visits were both to locations on Plymouth Hoe. In July we visited the Royal Citadel, Plymouth’s most important historic building and one of Britain’s finest 17th century fortresses. Commissioned by Charles...